Date of Request
30/10/24
Request
Good afternoon,
I am making this request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.
1. How many members of operational staff have been assaulted by members of the public while attending an incident in the past five years (2019 to 2024)?
Please break the results down by:
1a) Month (e.g. January 2019, February 2019, etc).
1b) Location
2. On how many occasions has one of those assaulted required short or long-term leave because of an incident? Please note that one person having two separate leaves of absence would count as two cases.
2a. How many days off have been taken as a result?
2b. How many occurrences led to the staff member being hospitalised?
Please again break this down by month and location.
Many thanks,
Response
Hi
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